The Contest is open to harpists of all nationalities
born after 20 October 1984. It also includes a Junior section open to
candidates born after 20 October 1999.

Contestants are not allowed to compete in both categories.

The Competition Organisers alone are
entitled to decide on the admission of contestants. The list of
successful candidates will be posted on our website on Monday,
September 1st 2014.

Candidates will also receive individual notification by e-mail.

Article 3 – Application form

The applicants have to mail a full application to the Organisers by no later than Monday, June 30th, 2014by post (date on postmark), enclosing the following documents:

- application form (available on this
website in January 2014), duly and legibly completed, dated and signed,
including, among other things, the selected section.

- photocopy of identity card or passport, or other equivalent official document,

- CV in French or English (no more than
two typed pages) detailing music schools attended, major teachers,
prizes obtained and current professional status,

- two original references from recognized musicians, written for the purposes of this competition

- a recent colour photograph, minimum dimensions 3.5 x 4.5 cm, with mention of family name and first name at the back

- registration fee or proof of payment (article 4).

Curriculum vitae, photocopy of identity card or passport and photo sent preferably by
.

Given the hazards of postal mail, the applicant will send an
to mention the mailing date of his application.

Article 4 - Registration Fee

The administration fee is 60 € and must
be sent at the same time as the application form and documents. This
sum will be refundable only if the competition's Organisation does
not accept a candidate's application. Contestants must send the sum in
full – no extra costs are to be charged to the Organisers.

- cheque from a foreign bank, drawn on a French bank, made payable in Euros to ACDA

- international postal order, for the attention of ACDA in Euros

Article 5 - Accommodation

The Competition Organisers can arrange
accommodation in university halls of residence (single or twin rooms)
or with a family, for contestants living outside Paris and its
vicinity. Contestants must request this on their registration form.

The Competition Organisers will offer
several accomodation grants to contestants who will request it on their
application form, after a careful examination of all received
application files. These grants, equivalent to a daily allowance of
40€, will only be allowed to contestants who successfully went
through the first round of the competition, for the period of time of
the rounds in which they will have competed. They shall receive a daily
allowance of 40 €

Article 6 – Visa

Contestants requiring a visa to take part in
the Competition are requested to organise this themselves. If a letter
of invitation is required for visa purposes, competitors may request
this from the Competition Organisers.

Attention : The total length of this round must not exceed 21 minutes.

Second round

1. New work composed for the Competition by Luca Antignani (about 8 minutes) - Creation Concours Lily Laskine 2014.
The score will be sent to contestants from June 30th, 2014, as soon as their full application file is received.

The prize giving ceremony and a concert, at
which certain of the prizewinners, selected by the Jury, will
participate will be held at the Théâtre de l'Athénée, on Monday, October 27th 2014.

Article 11– Jury

Following each round including the final
round, the Jury members shall meet and make their decisions according
to modalities previously known by each member of the Jury. In the event
of a tie, the Jury Chairman holds the casting vote.

The Jury reserves the right not to award every prize.

The Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris and the second Prize as well as the First Junior Prize cannot be shared.

The Jury may award special honours.

The Jury may only award prizes to contestants who have reached the second round.